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Tanaka Allows 2 Hits Over 7 Innings as Yanks Rout Rays 9-0 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Masahiro Tanaka allowed two hits over seven innings in his best start this season, Chris Young hit a grand slam and the New York Yankees routed the Tampa Bay Rays 9-0 Saturday night. — Tanaka (2-1) struck out eight and walked none.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays DFA Balfour despite $7-million salary — After veteran reliever Grant Balfour pitched poorly in Saturday's 9-0 loss to the Yankees, the Rays designated him for assignment, a procedural step to likely releasing him and eating the remainder of his $7-million salary.
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Metsblog:
Mets hold on, win 7th in a row behind deGrom — Jacob deGrom pitched seven shutout innings as the Mets survived the bullpen's shaky night and defeated the Marlins 5-4 Saturday at sold-out Citi Field for their seventh win in a row. — DeGrom (2-, .93) scattered six hits and struck out eight …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Slugger homers for second straight night, stresses playing consistently for nine innings
Slugger homers for second straight night, stresses playing consistently for nine innings
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Associated Press:
Reddick's 3-Run Homer Sends A's to 5-0 Victory Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Reddick hit a three-run homer, Jesse Hahn and Jesse Chavez combined for a seven-hitter, and the Oakland Athletics rolled to a 5-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
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Naheed Rajwani / The Scoop Blog:
Ex-Ranger Josh Hamilton filed for divorce at time relapse went public, court records show — Josh Hamilton kisses his wife Katie after a press conference where he talked to the media about winning the American League MVP in Major League Baseball at the Ballpark in Arlington November 23, 2010.
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Greinke, Dodgers Beat Rockies 6-3 — LOS ANGELES — Zack Greinke won his 14th straight decision against an NL West rival, Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies 6-3 Saturday night. — Greinke (2-0) allowed three runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings …
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Marte Homers, Drives in 5 as Pirates Beat Brewers 6-2 — PITTSBURGH — Starling Marte homered for the second game in a row and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 Saturday night. — The Brewers lost their fourth straight game …
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Nick Cafardo / BostonGlobe.com:
Will there be a Giant problem in San Francisco? — It's so tough to sustain it, isn't it? — That championship feeling. That championship team. — Nobody knows that better than the Red Sox and Giants, who have won it all recently, then fallen way back.
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Phillies Snap 6-Game Skid, Defeat Nationals 5-3 — WASHINGTON — Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice, Aaron Harang pitched six innings and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
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Nancy Lane / Boston Herald:
Scouts: Mookie Betts' potential greater than Xander Bogaerts' — Photo by: — Mookie Betts fields the ball off the wall on a triple by Washington Nationals first baseman Clint Robinson in the fifth inning. — By: — Michael Silverman — There's never a wrong time for a reality check …
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Associated Press:
Chris Davis' 2-Run Homer Helps Orioles Defeat Red Sox 4-1 — BOSTON — Chris Davis hit a two-run homer, Chris Tillman rebounded from a rough start and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday. — Adam Jones had three singles for the Orioles, who moved back over .500 at 6-5.
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Britt Ghiroli / Britt's Bird Watch:
Jimenez ejected
Jimenez ejected
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Associated Press:
Donaldson's Homer in 10th Lifts Blue Jays Over Braves 6-5 — TORONTO — Josh Donaldson hit his third home run in two days, a leadoff shot in the 10th inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves 6-5 Saturday. — Donaldson's drive into the second deck of the left-field stands was his third hit of the afternoon.
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Crawford, Heston Lead Giants to Win — SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Heston pitched into the eighth inning, Brandon Crawford hit a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — COLORADO ROCKIES SPORT NEW, TOUGHER CULTURE — The Denver Post — Right fielder Carlos Gonzalez, right, believes the Rockies organization, which includes manager Walt Weiss, “has been maybe too patient with players” in the past, perhaps including CarGo himself when he was playing hurt.
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